The Vermont Statutes Online

Subchapter
014
:
EQUIPMENT

(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1227)

§
1227. Certified inspection mechanics

(a) Periodic
inspections may be performed only by mechanics who have been certified by the
Commissioner; provided that an uncertified person employed as an inspection
mechanic may perform inspections during the first 30 days that he or she is
employed by the inspection station.

(b)(1) A
person who applies for certification under this section shall:

(A) complete
an application form prescribed by the Commissioner;

(B) be at
least 18 years of age; and

(C) except as
otherwise provided pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection (b), pass an
examination based on the official inspection manual for each type of vehicle to
be inspected and on the inspection requirements for each type of vehicle to be
inspected.

(2) A service
member or veteran shall not be required to pass an examination pursuant to
subdivision (1)(C) of this subsection if he or she has been designated by the
U.S. Armed Forces as a 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic or equivalent and has one
or more of the following national certifications:

(A) ASE Diesel
Mechanic;

(B) ASE Light
Truck Engine Repair;

(C) ASE
Automobile Service Consultant;

(D) Certified
Hazardous Material Manager; or

(E) Associate
Safety Professional.

(c) Upon an
applicant's satisfaction of the requirements of subsection (b) of this section,
the Commissioner shall issue a certification which shall remain in effect for a
period of five years or until surrendered, suspended, or revoked. Inspection
mechanics certified by their employer as competent to perform inspections and
who were continuously employed by one or more designated inspection stations
for a period of at least one year at any time prior to July 1, 1998 shall not
be required to take the examination.

(d) To inspect
a school bus, a certified inspection mechanic shall not be required to have a
commercial driver license if he or she: